In Pixar's Cars 2, what international competition is organized by Sir Miles Axlerod?

In Pixar's Cars 2, Sir Miles Axlerod organizes the World Grand Prix.

The competition is a three-race international event intended to promote Allinol, a new alternative fuel. Lightning McQueen enters after being challenged by Francesco Bernoulli, while Mater becomes involved in an espionage plot surrounding the races.

The World Grand Prix takes the characters to Tokyo, Porto Corsa, and London. These locations give Cars 2 a broader setting than the first film, which is centered mainly on Radiator Springs and the surrounding desert roads.

The event is fictional and should not be confused with the Piston Cup, the stock-car championship featured in Cars. The World Grand Prix also drives the film's central conflict because a group of cars plans to discredit alternative fuel by causing dangerous engine failures.